Bankruptcy Law Research at NYLI: Primary Sources

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 made sweeping changes to American bankruptcy laws, affecting both consumer and business bankruptcies. Many of the Act's provisions were explicitly designed by it's Congressional sponsors to make it "more difficult for people to file for bankruptcy".[2] The BAPCPA was intended to make it more difficult for debtors to file a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy—under which most debts are forgiven (or discharged)--and instead required them to file a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy—under which the debts they incurred are discharged only after the debtor has repaid some portion of these debts.

The Securities Investor Protection Act is an act to provide greater protection for customers of registered brokers and dealers and members of national securities exchanges.

This group file contains documents from the Code of Federal Regulations and all Federal Register issues published from July 1980 forward.

This file contains the Official Bankruptcy Forms from the United States Code Service.

This file contains the selected Titles of the United States Code from the United States Code Service. The titles are: Title 11. Bankruptcy; Title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure; Title 28. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Bankruptcy decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District and Federal Claims Courts, and Bankruptcy Courts.

Connect to an overview of bankruptcy law with additional links to other primary source materials.

Bankruptcy Procedure Manual provides an easy-to-use, quick reference guide covering Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.

Documents from the Federal Register that relate to federal bankruptcy laws and matters subject to bankruptcy jurisdiction. Coverage begins with January 1981.

Current documents from the Code of Federal Regulations that relate to federal bankruptcy laws and matters subject to bankruptcy jurisdiction.

Documents from the United States Code Annotated that relate to federal bankruptcy laws and matters subject to bankruptcy jurisdiction, including rules of procedure for federal courts.

Federal Bankruptcy Cases has all available bankruptcy cases and includes U.S. Supreme Court cases. Coverage begins with 1789.